What place could Wur be?

Question: What place could Wur be!?

What is that short for!. I'm tracing back my ancestors and it says this guy was born in Wur 1832!. It could be in either Germany or Russia!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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It is both the short form for Wurzen in German Saxony http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Wurzen and for the State of Wurttemberg, as already said by Deaneroh, independent up to 1918 !. See http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/W%C3%BCrtte!.!.!. , current Baden Wurttemberg lander in GermanyWww@QuestionHome@Com

What was his name!? It might be short for Wurtemberg, Germany!.Www@QuestionHome@Com